JADAKISS vs MERCEDEZJayson "Jadakiss" Phillips got his start with the Yonkers rap trio the LOX, who were discovered by rap impresario Sean "Puffy" Combs. The LOX gained national exposure in 1997 with the Notorious B.I.G. tribute...
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YOUNG BUCKHis story starts like so many others: a young black teen on the streets pushing drugs in order to pay bills and keeping money in his pocket. It was on the rough streets in Cashville where an OG named Priest gave David Brown the name Young Buck.
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BEATNUTSHip hop is now a powerful marketing entity that has successfully transcended race, age, and gender. In some regards as the great Notorious BIG put it, it has gone from ashy to classy. As we all know...
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MJG & 8BALL8Ball and MJG lean back on the couch. 8Ball pulls a blunt out his mouth and in a deep southern drawl says, this is some good shit. The two rappers met in 1984 while attending middle school. The two soon bonded and started hanging on a regular...
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MANDINGO The word Mandingo also signifies a stud or words spoken by women as a complement to boost men's sexually driven ego and macho self image in other words when a mans got a BIG DICK!
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LIL WAYNE vs CANDICEOne of the rappers at the forefront of the transformation was an eleven year old from New Orleans who had started rapping at the age of eight. Ten years, numerous successful group and solo albums later; Lil Wayne has returned and is ready to release The Carter..
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GUERILLA BLACK vs MERCEDES ASHLEYGuerilla Blacks first album Guerilla Nasty is almost over when the flight attendant taps me on the shoulder and tells me we are about to land and informs me I must turn off my CD player. As I walk towards the luggage exit, Guerilla Black approaches me. ...
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MERCEDES ASHLEYMercedes has a no holds barred attitude towards life and the business of porn. She has created herself into a brand name that has resulted in a lucrative web site and casting agency. Shes always tripped out by the fact that her scenes...
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ALEXANDER DEVOEBorn for Porn. That would be Alexander DeVoe, an industry veteran who put himself on the fast track to behind-the-scenes dominance through sharp instincts for what fans crave. His DeVoe Media company...
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LA WEST MOTORINGNowhere can it be said that car culture has served as a springboard of automotive symbolism and cultural integration than in Southern California. As a native of East Los Angeles, I have relished in the culture...
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